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Recent HIV-1 infection and pre-treatment HIV drug resistance among adults initiating antiretroviral therapy in rural Tanzania.
International journal of STD & AIDS - 1 Apr 2026
Ntamatungiro Alex J, Francis Joel M, Mnzava Dorcas, Ndege Robert, Njau Prosper S, Okuma James, Vanobberghen Fiona, Paris Daniel H, Kagura Juliana, Weisser Maja
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BackgroundNew HIV-1 infections continue to pose a major challenge to ending the HIV epidemic and may facilitate the transmission of drug-resistant strains. In this study, we aimed to determine the proportion of recent HIV-1 infections (RHI) among individuals initiating HIV care at a rural referral hospital in Tanzania and to assess the prevalence of pre-treatment HIV-1 drug resistance (PDR) and circulating...
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